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  • Return to Public Health- Undeliverable letters of Communicable Disease Patients

    Content Type: Abstract

    Preventing communicable disease spread is a primary objective for public health (PH). Reaching contagious people in a timely manner is essential to limit disease spread. Notifying patients of their infectious status also serves as an official… read more
    … We examined communicable disease cases with undelivered mail to ascertain failure causes and rates. Objective … We examined communicable disease cases with undelivered mail to ascertain failure causes and rates. Objective …
  • Role of Influenza in ED Visits and Hospitalizations of Adults Over 65 Years in France

    Content Type: Abstract

    While the link between excess winter mortality and winter respiratory diseases in the elderly is well described, the impact of the epidemic of influenza in the elderly is mainly assessed in France through specific surveillance in the general… read more
    … Role of Influenza in ED Visits and Hospitalizations of Adults Over 65 Years in France …
  • Survey: Limited Access to Medical Marijuana Laws

    Content Type: References

    Eighteen states have adopted Limited Access Marijuana Product Laws permitting only low (or zero) Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and high Cannabidiol (CBD) products to treat several, often specified conditions, usually uncontrolled epilepsy disorders.… read more
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  • Legal Interventions to Reduce Overdose Mortality: Naloxone Access and Overdose Good Samaritan Laws

    Content Type: References

    This resource, developed by the Network for Public Health Law and released on June 8, 2017, summarizes state naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws. Background "Fatal drug overdose has increased more than six-fold in the past… read more
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  • Coordinated Enhanced Surveillance with Healthcare Entities for Mass Gathering Events

    Content Type: Abstract

    Mass gatherings can result in morbidity and mortality from communicable and non-communicable diseases, injury, and bioterrorism. Therefore, it is important to identify event-related visits as opposed to community-related visits when conducting… read more
    … Therefore, it is important to identify event-related visits as opposed to community-related visits when conducting public health surveillance. Previous … to distinguish event-related emergency department(ED) visits from community-related ED visits 11 views Submitted …
  • Tracking HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis using Syndromic Surveillance in NYC Emergency Departments

    Content Type: Abstract

    HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) involves taking antiretroviral medication after potential exposure to HIV to reduce the probability of becoming infected. New York State recommends PEP following certain occupational (e.g., needle sticks by… read more
    … have been used previously to identify occupational PEP visits but have not been used extensively to describe trends in PEP visits overall. We aimed to identify HIV-related PEP visits in NYC EDs to track uptake and inform outreach … have been used previously to identify occupational PEP visits but have not been used extensively to describe trends …
  • Using Syndromic Surveillance Data to Describe Chronic High Frequency ED Utilization

    Content Type: Abstract

    Utilization and overcrowding of EDs has been a prominent component of the health care reform debate in the United States for the last several years. In Virginia, the ED utilization rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to… read more
    … rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to 44.0 visits per 100 persons. Individuals with high frequency … of EDs account for a disproportionate number of visits, which can place burden on already strained health … rate has increased 27.5% between 2000 and 2012 from 34.5 visits to 44.0 visits per 100 persons. Individuals with high …
  • Unintentional Drug Overdoses in Virginia: Analysis of Syndromic and Death Data

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    Drug overdoses and related deaths have been escalating nationally since 1970. In Virginia, the rate of drug overdose deaths increased 36% from 5.0 to 6.8 deaths per 100,000 population between 1999 and 2010. While initiated for bioterrorism event… read more
    … shown utility when extended to other health issues. ED visits may complement information from Overdose Deaths … by analyzing trends of emergency department (ED) visits for unintentional drug overdose (Overdose Visits) in … shown utility when extended to other health issues. ED visits may complement information from Overdose Deaths …